For 4), I agree that the AI safety world has done a really good job field-building, both because of funders in/āout of the EA space, and I wonder how much of it truly is transferable to biosecurity/āclimate/āother x-risk fields. Perhaps someone should write a piece on that.
1 & 6) I donāt mean to say that people are intentionally giving bad advice or that itās dishonest on purpose. However, when it comes to asking people for advice, I agree that 5) that itās hard for experienced folks to know exactly how to help young people without a ton of context. Regardless, I donāt think thereās a consensus on how the average young person should navigate the field. (And interesting idea about the ācareer strategistā! I wonder who would be the best audience for this sort of coaching?)
I donāt think thereās a consensus on how the average young person should navigate the field
Yeah that sounds right, I agree that people should have a vibe āhere is a take, it may work for some and not othersāweāre still figuring this outā when they are giving career advice (if they arenāt already. Though I think Iād give that advice for most fieldbuilding, including AI safety so maybe thatās too low a bar.
You make some great points!
For 4), I agree that the AI safety world has done a really good job field-building, both because of funders in/āout of the EA space, and I wonder how much of it truly is transferable to biosecurity/āclimate/āother x-risk fields. Perhaps someone should write a piece on that.
1 & 6) I donāt mean to say that people are intentionally giving bad advice or that itās dishonest on purpose. However, when it comes to asking people for advice, I agree that 5) that itās hard for experienced folks to know exactly how to help young people without a ton of context. Regardless, I donāt think thereās a consensus on how the average young person should navigate the field. (And interesting idea about the ācareer strategistā! I wonder who would be the best audience for this sort of coaching?)
I donāt think thereās a consensus on how the average young person should navigate the field
Yeah that sounds right, I agree that people should have a vibe āhere is a take, it may work for some and not othersāweāre still figuring this outā when they are giving career advice (if they arenāt already. Though I think Iād give that advice for most fieldbuilding, including AI safety so maybe thatās too low a bar.